Apple moves part production to India and Thailand

Apple is in the process of moving some manufacturing of its products from China to India and Thailand. Factories in India now make 7 percent of iPhones and there are several MacBook factories in Thailand.

Wistron India. Photo: Atanu Kundu

A factory has already conducted a trial making MacBooks. Apple is having another factory built and it should be operational by the end of this year, reports Nikkei. Apple has had its Watch watches made in the country for more than a year, the Japanese business newspaper reports. The step is necessary to reduce dependence on China.

For the same reason, Apple has expanded iPhone production in India, reports Bloomberg. Last year, 7 percent of iPhones produced worldwide came from factories in India. In addition to Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron make the various iPhone models. This also concerns iPhone 14 models. Previously, Apple only had older models made in India. These are not just for Indian customers; many of those iPhones also go to other countries.

Apple still relies on factories in China for the vast majority of its production. Moreover, Apple is the Western company with the most product sales in China, which means it could lose a lot of turnover if the Chinese government comes against it and that government partially or completely blocks the sale of Apple products.